Ved Prakash Malik

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General
Ved Prakash Malik
PVSM, AVSM
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39th Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
1 January 1999 - 30 September 2000
PresidentK. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded bySatish Sareen
Succeeded bySushil Kumar
18th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 October 1997 - 30 September 2000
PresidentK. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterInder Kumar Gujral
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byShankar Roy Chowdhury
Succeeded bySundararajan Padmanabhan
21st Vice Chief of Army Staff
In office
1 August 1996 - 30 September 1997
PresidentShankar Dayal Sharma
K. R. Narayanan
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Inder Kumar Gujral
Preceded byM.L. Dar
Succeeded byChandra Shekhar
Personal details
Born (1939-11-01) 1 November 1939 (age 85)
Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier Province, British India
(now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service1959–2000
RankGeneral of the Indian Army.svg General
Unit3 Sikh Light Infantry
CommandsIA Southern Command.svg Southern Army
8th Mountain Division
10 Sikh LI
Battles/warsKargil War
Operation Cactus
Award(s)

General Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM (born 1 November 1939) served as the 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 30 September 1997 to 30 September 2000.[1] He was the Army Chief during the Kargil War.[2]

Honours and decorations[edit]

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Template:Ribbon devices/alt IND Poorvi Star Ribbon.svg Template:Ribbon devices/alt IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg Template:Ribbon devices/alt Template:Ribbon devices/alt Template:Ribbon devices/alt
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Poorvi Star Special Service Medal Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank[edit]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1959[3]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 7 June 1961[4]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 7 June 1965[5]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 7 June 1972[6]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 10 March 1978[7]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 8 February 1985[8]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 2 April 1986[9]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 25 September 1990[10]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 26 January 1993[11]
General of the Indian Army.svg General
(COAS)		 Indian Army 30 September 1997

Advisor[edit]

Currently, he is a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations (I.I.M.U.N.).[12]

Publications[edit]

  • Kargil: From Surprise to Victory. HarperCollins. 2010. ISBN 9788172239671
  • Operation Cactus: Drama in the Maldives. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9789351361343

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Wait and watch then talk with Pak, says Gen Malik". Indian Express. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1959. p. 273.
  4. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 August 1961. p. 214.
  5. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 2 October 1965. p. 505.
  6. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 August 1972. p. 1174.
  7. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 November 1980. p. 1297.
  8. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 March 1987. p. 412.
  9. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 7 November 1987. p. 1515.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 November 1991. p. 1769.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 April 1994. p. 785.
  12. ↑ "I.I.M.U.N. || Board of Advisors". new.iimun.in. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links[edit]

Military offices
Preceded by
Satish Sareen 		Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
1 January 1999-30 September 2000 		Succeeded by
Sushil Kumar
Preceded by
Shankar Roychowdhury 		Chief of Army Staff
1997–2000 		Succeeded by
Sundararajan Padmanabhan
Preceded by
Moti Dar 		General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command
1995–1996 		Succeeded by
H M Khanna
Preceded by
B S Nalwa 		Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
1994–1995 		Succeeded by
Baldev Singh

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